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I'm a PC and I'm 4-1/2

Posted by kdawson on from the tweedledum-tweedledee dept.

theodp writes "Microsoft's new Windows ad made its debut during the Grammy Awards on Sunday. It stars a 4-year-old cutie named Kylie (Silverlight required) showing how easy it is to use Windows Live Photo Gallery to edit and share photos. And while it's impressive that little Kylie is able to transfer a snapshot of her pet fish from her camera to a PC, color-correct it, and e-mail it to her family, what's truly amazing is that the toddler was also apparently able to read, understand, and accept Windows Live's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. (But minors can't legally execute contracts, can they?)"

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  1. It's already on youtube, no silverlight! by gsasha · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rhre2C4THT4

  2. Re:The plot thickens by pr100 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Me too, I courageously decided to install the firefox plugin when asked. It restarted firefox... then muttered about installing some codecs, which I also permitted, it then claimed to be restarting firefox again, but apparently just closed it.

    I restarted firefox manually, tried once again to view the link, and was prompted to upgrade my version of silverlight. At this point I gave up...

  3. Re:The plot thickens by Lachlan+Hunt · · Score: 5, Informative

    Last time I installed Silverlight on my Mac was to stream the Beijing Olympics from NBC, and that was only because I was stuck in a foreign country where it wasn't broadcast in English. I uninstalled it pretty soon after.

    So the bar for me to install Silverlight again is pretty high, and a crappy 30 second Microsoft ad just doesn't cut it.

    Anyway, I found a copy on YouTube, so I can continue to avoid Silverlight a little longer.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtilWL4mnhI

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